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Synonyms

Asitaka

Basic Data

Volcano Number

Last Known Eruption

Elevation

LatitudeLongitude

283822

Pleistocene

1504 m / 4934 ft

35.238°N
138.794°E

Volcano Types

Stratovolcano Lava dome

Tectonic Setting

Subduction zoneContinental crust (> 25 km)

Geological Summary

Ashitaka-yama is a large basalitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano and lava dome SE of Fuji volcano that was active from about 0.4-0.1 million years ago (Nakano et al., 2001-).

References

The following references have all been used during the compilation of data for this volcano, it is not a comprehensive bibliography.

Deformation History

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Ashitaka.

Photo Gallery

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GVP Map Holdings

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